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Do certain payroll practices violate the salary basis test?

Chicago, Illinois Overtime Pay Law Attorneys

Do certain payroll practices such as recording of hours and taking deductions from leave accounts violate the salary basis test?

A number of common payroll and recordkeeping practices are allowed that do not call into question whether an employee is paid on a salary basis. For example, the following practices do not violate the salary basis test:

  1. Taking deductions from an exempt employee's accrued leave account to cover an absence subject to the leave policy (See also Sick Leave and Disability Leave and Vacation and Personal Time);
  2. Requiring an employee to record his or her hours of work;
  3. Requiring an employee to work a specified schedule; and Implementing bona fide, across the board schedule changes.

Questions? Contact an overtime lawyer at Werman Law Office, P.C.